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OBITUARY - The Carroll County Times; May 14, 1979 (via Findagrave.com):

Amy Conaway

Mrs. Amy Conaway, 85, of Westminster and formerly of Winfield, wife of the late Jay Earl Conaway, died Sunday at a hospital.

Born in Woodbine, she was the daughter of the late Otho P. and Cordellia Mullinix Fleming. She was a member of Ebeneezer United Methodist Church in Winfield, and the Ladies Aid Society of the Church.

Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Pearl E. Myers of Westminster; two sons, Jay

W. Conaway of Winfield, and Mayor LeRoy L. Conaway of Westminster; also a sister, Mrs. Elsie Grimes of Baltimore.

Friends may call at the Burrier Funeral Home, 6-9 p.m. today and Tuesday.

Services will be held at the funeral home, 11 a.m., Wednesday with the Rev. Glenn H. Hickman, pastor of Ebeneezer United Methodist Church, officiating.

Interment will be in Ebeneezer Cemetery in Winfield.

The Evening Sun (Baltimore, Maryland); Monday, 14 May 1979; Page 38; (Newspapers.com):

Conaway

On May 13, 1979, AMY, of Westminster, beloved wife of the late Jay Earl Conaway and devoted mother of Mrs. Pearl E. Myers, Jay W. Conaway, and Leroy L. Conaway and sister of Mrs. Elsie Grimes, Edward Fleming and Fred Fleming. Also survives by five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Mrs. Conaway rests at the Burrier Funeral home, Liberty road in Winfield, where funeral services will be held at 11 A.M. Wednesday, May 16. Interment in Ebenezer Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 P.M. on Monday and Tuesday.

Newspaper articles:

The Democratic Advocate (Westminster, Maryland); Friday, 11 Mar 1910; Page 8; (Newspapers.com):

Miss Algy Harrison visited Miss Amy Fleming on Sunday last.

The Democratic Advocate (Westminster, Maryland); Friday, 08 April? ? 1910; Page 8; (Newspapers.com):

Miss Mary Murphy was the guest of Miss Amy Fleming the past week.

The Evening Sun (Hanover, Pennsylvania); Wednesday, 03 March? ? 1948; Page 8; (Newspapers.com):

Mrs. Oliver Fleming, Mrs. Thomas Fleming, Mrs. Arthur Burdett, Mrs. Fred Fleming, Mrs. Riley Farver and Mrs. Jay E. Conaway helped Mrs. Jay W. Conaway, Winfield to complete a quilt on Tuesday. At noon the hostess served a dinner.

The Evening Sun (Hanover, Pennsylvania); Wednesday, 11 May 1949; Page 8; (Newspapers.com):

Mrs. Jay E. Conaway, Mrs. George A Conaway, Mrs. Irvin Bohr, Mrs. Alton Haines, George A. Conaway, Jr., and LeRoy Conaway, motored to Winchester, Va. for the Apple Blossom festival.

The Evening Sun (Hanover, Pennsylvania); Friday, 18 Sep 1936; Page 6; (Newspapers.com):

Double Wedding

A double wedding ceremony took place at Elkton, Md., Sunday evening, Sept. 6, at 6:30 o'clock, when Miss Helen B. Pickett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar E. Pickett, of Winfield, became the bride of Irvin M. Bohr, of Baltimore, and Miss Pearl E. Conaway, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jay E. Conaway, of Winfield, became the bride of W. Harold Myers of Westminster. The ring ceremony was used.

Obituary -- The Baltimore Sun; Baltimore, Maryland; Saturday, September 6, 1986; Page 30 (Newspapers.com):

MYERS

On September 5, 1986 PEARL ELIZABETH of Westminster, beloved wife of the late William Herald Myers, mother of Dr. Boyd D. Myers of Annandale, VA, Bonnie M. Lockard and Bryan D. Myers, both of Westminster. Brother of J. W. Conaway of Woodbine and Mayor LeRoy L. Conaway of Westminster. Also survived by four grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday 2 PM at the Thomas D. Fletcher and Son Funeral Home, 254 E. Main street, Westminster. Interment Evergreen Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Carroll County Unit, PO Box 824, Westminster, MD 21157.

The News (Frederick, Maryland); Wednesday, 03 Jul 1946; Page 2; (Newspapers.com):

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The Evening Sun (Hanover, Pennsylvania); Friday, 05 Jul 1946; Page 13; (Newspapers.com):

Conaway--Fleming

The wedding of Miss Ethel L. Fleming, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter O. Fleming, Winfield, to Jay W. Conaway, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jay E. Conaway, Winfield, took place, Saturday afternoon at three o'clock in the Winfield Church of God, Bethel, amid a setting of palms and garden flowers. A former pastor of the bride, Rev. C. O. Sullivan, Frederick, performed the double ring ceremony.

The bride was given in marriage by her father, and wore a gown with a brocaded satin bodice with a net covered skirt, designed with a high neckline and three-quarter length sleeves. A finger tip veil caught with a white beaded crown complemented the costume. The bridal bouquet was composed of white carnations and baby's breath.

Miss Mildred Gue, Mount Airy, was matron of honor and was attired in pastel pink net with shoulder length veil falling from a halo of flowers. She carried an old fashioned bouquet, tied with blue ribbon.

Miss Hazel Pickett, Washington, D. C., cousin of the bride, and Miss Mary Louise Barth, Woodbine, were bridesmaids, and were in costumes of pastel blue and duplicated in style the matron of honor. Both carried old-fashioned bouquets tied with pink ribbon.

Earnest Fleming, Woodbine, was best man. The ushers were Leroy Conaway, brother of the groom, and Norman Pickett, Woodbine, cousin of the bride.

The flower girl, Deanna Sprague, Quantico, Virginia, niece of the bride, wore a miniature gown of blue. She carried a basket of old-fashioned flowers, from which she strewed the flowers to the alter.

A half-hour musical program was given by Mr. Ralph Rexroth, organist, and Mr. Paul Matz, soloist, both of Baltimore. Mr. Rexroth played, "Londonderry Air" "Old Refrain", and "Andante Cantabile", by Widor. Mr. Matz sang "O Perfect Love" and "I Love You Truly".

The bride's mother was attired in pastel blue and wore a corsage of white carnations and baby's breath.

The groom's mother wore floral jersey with a corsage of white carnations and baby's breath.

The groom served in the armed forces during the war, in the 14th Air Force, CBI Theater, and was in the service three years.

After the wedding ceremony, the bride's parents served a wedding supper at there home to the following guests:

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Conaway, Leroy Conaway, Mildred Pickett, Norman Pickett, Rev. and Mrs. C. O. Sullivan and son, Ray, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Myers, Ralph Rexroth, Paul Matz, Mrs. Florence Pickett, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fleming, MT/Sgt. and Mrs. Clinton Sprague and children, Deanna, Warren, Ray, Sonja, Jean, and Harold, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Grove, Lois Fleming, and Russell Fleming.

Later in the evening the bride cut a three-tier wedding cake adorned with a miniature bride and groom.

The couple left for a wedding trip to Virginia Beach. Upon their return the will reside at the home of the bride for the present.

Obituary -- Carroll County Times; Westminster, Friday, November 7, 2008:

Jay William Conaway, 84, of Fairhaven in Sykesville died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008, at the Dove House in Westminster.

Born Sept. 15, 1924, in Winfield, he was the son of the late Jay and Amy Conaway. He was the husband of Ethel L. Conaway, his wife of 62 years.

After graduating from Sykesville High School, he was drafted and served in the 14th Air Force in China/India/Burma Theater under Chennault. He owned and operated Conaway General Store in Winfield for 25 years.

After giving up the store, he became a rural mail carrier for the Sykesville Post Office, from which he retired.

He was a member of Winfield Bible Chapel and the Ebenezer Owls Senior Group. He was a former charter member of the Taylorsville-Winfield Lions Club and the Winfield volunteer fire company.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are son and daughter-in-law Gary and Barbara Conaway of Silver Spring; a grandson, Benjamin Conaway of Cherry Hill, N.J.; and a granddaughter, Amy Conaway of Chicago.

He was predeceased by a sister, Pearl Myers; and by a brother, LeRoy Conaway.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Burrier-Queen Funeral Home & Crematory, 1212 W. Old Liberty Road, Winfield, with the Rev. Kim Gee of Winfield Bible Chapel officiating. Interment will be held in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Woodbine.

The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be sent to Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, c/o Harold Robertson, 2332 Sykesville Road, Westminster, MD 21157; to Winfield Bible Chapel Building Fund, 5407 Woodbine Road, Woodbine, MD 21797; or to Carroll Hospice, 292 Stoner Ave., Westminster, MD 21157.

Online condolences may be made at www.burrier-queen.com.

WW II service, U.S. Army Air Corps. 14th Air Force. SSgt. Enlisted 5 Mar. 1943, Baltimore, MD, Army Administrative School, Huntsville, TX grad;?stationed Shreveport, DeRidder, LA (1944, Greensboro, NC. in China/ India/ Burma Theatre under Chennault.

The Evening Sun (Hanover, Pennsylvania); Saturday, 20 MAR 1943; Page 6; (Newspapers.com):

Jay W. Conaway, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jay E. Conaway, this place, left on Friday to serve in the U. S. Army. He was given a farewell party by his friends.

Articles:

The Evening Sun (Baltimore, Maryland); Tuesday, 15 June 1943; Page 16; (Newspapers.com)

Marylanders Finish Army Course

Two Baltimoreans and a Marylander from Sykesville will graduate from Army Administrative School at Huntsville, Texas, tomorrow and will be assigned to administrative work in the Army Air Corps.

They are Privates (first class) Harry Goldbery, 1912 East Baltimore street; George R. Schaectel, 14 East Fort avenue, and Jay W. Conaway, Sykesville, Md.

The Evening Sun (Hanover, Pennsylvania); Saturday, 09 Jul 1955; Page 6; (Newspapers.com)

Carroll Land Transfers

The following real estate transfers have been recorded in the Circuit Court for Carroll County: ........[ included Jay E. Conaway and wife to Jay W. Conaway and wife, 11,818 sq. ft.] .......

The Daily News (Lebanon, Pennsylvania); Tuesday, 29 Nov 1960; Page 2; (Newspapers.com):

Sentence Four Youths On Burglary Convictions

WESTMINSTER, Md. (AP) - Four youths from the Baltimore area have been sentenced to three years in the reformatory for Males on burglary and stolen good convictions. ..........................

Trooper I.C. Raymond W. Anders testified the four had robbed Jay W. Conaway's store in Winfield of rifles, cigarettes and chewing gum last Sept. 30. They were captured after high speed chases through Carroll, Howard and Baltimore Counties. ......."

Obituary -- Carroll County Times; Westminster, Maryland; Tuesday, March 30, 2004:

Leroy Lindy Conaway, former Westminster mayor dies

Westminster's director of planning and public works says he owes a good portion of his career to LeRoy Lindy Conaway, the city's former mayor.

He reflected on that Monday after finding out about Conaway's death. Conaway died Monday morning at Carroll Hospital Center after an extended illness. He was 73 years old.

Thomas Beyard still remembers how Conaway helped him get the job he has now had since 1987.

On one Wednesday in 1987, Beyard, who had been working for a private engineering firm, came to Westminster to give a presentation for a planning association. On that same day, the county commissioners had been scheduled to meet with the county's mayors, so Beyard gave his presentation before all of them.

After Beyard finished, Conaway came up to him, said he'd been impressed by the presentation, and asked if he was looking for a job. Beyard said he wasn't looking, but was certainly willing to listen.

Conaway told him to drop off a resume, which Beyard did two days later, and the planner was soon named to his position.

"LeRoy had a lot of personal charisma - he was an old-school person who would sit and talk to you about things up front," Beyard said.

Conaway's candor served him well during his years in public office, said Westminster Mayor Kevin Dayhoff. Conaway sat on Westminster's City Council from 1964 to 1973 - the last two years as council president. He then became mayor, from 1973 to 1989. He lost his final election bid by roughly a dozen votes, Beyard said.

Dayhoff, who said he was deeply saddened to hear of Conaway's death, said Conaway was a hands-on mayor whose main concern was the betterment of the city.

"He's one of the folks who paved the way for us to build further successes on," Dayhoff said. "He was a very good mentor - I was well aware of what my responsibilities were going to be as a result of my sessions talking to Conaway."

One of the most memorable improvements Conaway helped make in Westminster was the straightening of the intersections of Bond and John Streets and Liberty Street and Railroad Avenue, Dayhoff said. Before the project, the intersections formed doglegs, he said.

Conaway was mayor of Westminster when the city had to clean up from a tornado in 1979, Dayhoff said. He was also involved with the expansion of the Westminster police department, he said.

For all his hard work, Conaway wasn't above joking around from time to time, Beyard said. While Conaway was mayor, it was his duty to read the building permits at council meetings, and, at one meeting, he deliberately mispronounced the word "gazebo," he said.

Beyard said Conaway called the structure, which was being built on the grounds of what is now the Best Western hotel in Westminster, a "gazz-bo." Later, friends would joke with him about the mispronunciation, Beyard said.

County Commissioner Dean L. Minnich, who worked as a reporter and editor for the Hanover Sun during Conaway's tenure, said Conaway was a conscientious, dedicated public servant.

"He was one of the rare elected officials that didn't seem to be too concerned with power," Minnich said.

Minnich said he was able to relate to Conaway because, like Minnich's father, Conaway was a storekeeper.

At various times, Conaway and his wife owned the Whistle Stop general store in Patapsco, the East End Market on East Main Street in Westminster and the Conaway Bros. General Store in Winfield.

Conaway worked at several other professions during his life. He served in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954 and was a stockbroker from 1965 to 1974. He also managed the Maryland Candy Company, beginning in 1974.

Conaway served on the board of directors of Carroll County General Hospital, was Carroll County Chairman of the Cancer Crusade in 1973, and was a vice president of the Maryland Candy and Tobacco Association. He was also a member of the State of Maryland Regional Planning Council, a former chairman of the Carroll County Municipal League, and he served on the Governor's Commission on Crime and Law Enforcement.

Conaway, who was born April 28, 1930, is survived by his wife of 50 years, Janet Lee Conaway; a daughter, Teresa Conaway; a brother, Jay Conaway; a niece, Bonnie Lockard; and nephews Boyd Myers, Bryan Myers and Gary Conaway.

OBITUARY - April 3rd, 2004; written by Westminster Mayor Kevin Dayhoff (Find-a-Grave):

A Tribute to Former Westminster Mayor LeRoy Conaway

On Monday, March 29, 2004 the Carroll County Community and The City of Westminster suffered a loss with the passing of a community leader.

Mayor Conaway was born April 28, 1930, in Winfield. He was the son of the late Jay W. and Amy Fleming Conaway. He leaves behind his wife of 50 years, Janet Lee (Wolbert) Conaway; daughter Teresa Conaway of Lincoln, Neb.; brother Jay Conaway of Westminster; niece Bonnie Lockard of Westminster; and nephews Dr. Boyd Myers of Annandale, Va., Bryan Myers of Manchester and Gary Conaway of Silver Springs.

Mayor Conaway was a 1948 graduate of Sykesville High School. Mayor Conaway spent much of his youth helping his father run a neighborhood general store. In the late 1940s, he supervised the construction of a new store, also in Winfield.

Before serving in the Army from 1952 to 1954, Mayor Conaway owned Conaway Bros. General Store in Winfield, which he sold to his brother after being drafted. After serving in the Army, he purchased East End Market in Westminster, which he sold in 1965. From 1965 to 1974, he was a stockbroker with Weis, Voisin Co. and Janney, Montgomery & Scott, members of the New York Stock Exchange. In 1974, he became manager of the Maryland Candy Co. In 1977, he returned to retail and bought The Whistle Stop, a small country store along the railroad tracks in the Carroll community of Patapsco.

Mayor Conaway was a charter member of Westminster Elks Lodge 2277. He was a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose 1381, American Legion Carroll Post 31, Door to Virtue Masonic Lodge 46 AF & AM and the Fraternal Order of Police. He had served on the board of directors of Carroll County General Hospital, was Carroll County Chairman of the Cancer Crusade in 1973, and former vice president of the MD Candy & Tobacco Assoc.

Mr. Conaway was a Westminster City Councilman from May 1964 to May 1971, Council President from May 1971 to May 1973 and Mayor of Westminster from May 1973 to May 1989. He also served as a former member of the MD Regional Planning Council, President of the Carroll Co. Chapter of the MML and had served on the Governor's Commission on Crime and Law Enforcement. He was inducted into the MML Hall of fame in 2000 for 25 years of service in municipal government.

Mayor Conaway was a conscientious, dedicated public servant, who was a hands-on Mayor whose main concern was the betterment of the city. Mayor Conaway knew the municipal employees, their families and the issues that were important to his constituents. Some of the most memorable improvements of Mayor Conaway’s tenure were the straightening of the intersections of Bond and John Streets and Liberty Street and Railroad Avenue, the expansion of the Westminster Police Department, the City's purchase of the Westminster water system, and reconstruction of Main Street.

This Memorial Tribute by the Westminster Mayor, Common Council and the Staff of The City of Westminster on behalf of the citizens of the City of Westminster was signed in Westminster City Hall, this April Third in the year Two Thousand and Four.

Korean War service, U.S. Army.

The News (Frederick, Maryland); Saturday, 27 October 1951, Page 5; (Newspapers.com):

Pvt. LeRoy L. Conaway, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Conaway, Sykesville R. D. 2, has completed his training at Fort Meade, and has been assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, Camp Breckenridge, Ky.

The Evening Sun (Hanover, Pennsylvania); Tuesday, 20 May 1952; Page 6; (Newspapers.com):

Pvt. Leroy Conaway has returned to Camp Benning, Ga., after spending five days visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jay E. Conaway, Winfield.

OBITUARY - The Baltimore Sun; Baltimore, Maryland; Sunday, December 23, 1990; Page 173, (Newspapers.com):

Westminster

Agnes R. Penn, 89, died Dec. 14 at Carroll County General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Frank Penn. She was a member of St. John's Catholic Church. Surviving are a daughter, Betty Shaum of here; sisters Virginia Burke of Tannytown and Frances Easton of here; brothers Charles Rickell of here and Arthur Rickell of Frederick; two grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - The News; Frederick, Maryland; Saturday, May 3, 1947; page 3 (Newspapers.com):

Society

Mr. and Mrs. Guy Conaway have returned to their home at Winfield after spending the winter in St. Petersburg, Fla.

The News; Frederick, Maryland; Friday, December 5, 1952; Page 3 (Newspapers.com):

Shaum -- Conway

WESTMINSTER -- At a nuptial mass in Saint John's church, Westminster, Thanksgiving morning Miss Betty Jane Conway (sic), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stephen Penn, Warfieldsburg, became the bride of Joseph Bernard Shaum, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis E. Shaum, Taneytown. Rev. David W. Shaum, a member of the faculty of Mount Saint Mary's College, Emmitsburg, brother of the bridegroom performed the ceremony and was the celebrant of the nuptial mass. The altar was decorated with white and gold pompons, palms, ferns and lighted tapers.

The bride was given in marriage by her uncle, James F. Burke, Taneytown. The bride's attire was a fitted gown of Chantilly lace, long sleeves with train. The veil was of illusion falling from a juliet cap of Chantilly lace. Her flowers were white roses and stephanotis with detachable white orchid and robbon streamers.

The matron of honor, Mrs. Nick Donatelli, Hanover, sister of the bridegroom, wore blue net with lace and carried yellow daisy-like pompons. Miss Dorothy Kemper, Westminster, wearing peach net over taffeta and carrying orchid pompons, and Miss Alice Deardorff, Westminster, attired in Lavender net over taffeta and carrying yellow poms served as bridesmaids.

Frank Shaum, brother of the bridegroom, Taneytown, acted as best man. Nick Donatelli, Hanover, brother-in-law of the bridegroom, and Edward Sell, Taneytown, served as ushers. Georgia Elaine Easton, cousin of the bride was flower girl. She was gowned in light green net over taffeta, and carried a bouquet of mixed pompons. Walter Halter, Taneytown, was ring bearer.

Saint John's Church choir sang the music of the mass under the direction of F. Kale Mathias. Martin W. Diffendale, orgainst, presided at the console and presented a recital immediately preceding the ceremony. Mrs. Betty Mathias, soloist, sang. Timothy Dunn chanted the proper of the mass. Eugene Rickell, Frederick, and Ralph Close, Westminster, cousin of the bride, served the mass. The Rev. James Dwyer, pastor of St. John's church was present in the sanctuary.

Immediately following the ceremony, a reception was held at the Charles Carroll Hotel. Miss Conway is a graduate of the Westminster High school class of 1951, and is employed by the Ritchie Associates Loan and Insurance company, Westminster. Mr. Shaum, a graduate of the Taneytown High School class of 1948, served for three and a half years in the air forece and is an employe of his father's meat market. The couple left on a wedding trip to Williamsburg, Va., and points south. The bride's traveling costume was a maroon suit, a light blue coat with black accessories and an orchid corsage. Upon their return the newlyweds will reside in Taneytown.

Betty Jane Shaum, 87, of Westminster, MD, died peacefully on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster. Born November 28, 1932 in Westminster, she was the daughter of the late Guy Conaway and the late Agnes (Rickell) Penn. She was the wife of the late Joseph Shaum, to whom she was married for 63 years. Joe passed in 2016.

Betty was raised by her grandparents, Charles and Mary Rickell. She was a graduate of Westminster High School. Before her marriage to Joe, she worked in the office at Bendix Corporation in Towson and then at Ritchie Finance. She was a member of St. John Catholic Church in Westminster and St. Joseph Catholic Church in Taneytown, where she was past vice-president of the Sodality. She was also a member of Hesson Snider American Legion Post #120 Auxiliary. Betty loved dancing with her late husband Joe at the American Legion on Friday evenings, and she enjoyed regularly playing Bingo at Brightview, where she resided in recent years. In a spirit of true volunteerism, Betty regularly worked at the polls during each election. When the idea for Carroll Hospital was first conceived, she served as co-chair of the Building Fund Committee. She served on the Board of Directors of the Carroll-Frederick Heart Association; organized with friends the first Democrat Club in Taneytown and served as the club's president the first two years of its existence; worked with the campaigns of many candidates, including that of former Governor, Harry Hughes; served as a greeter at the front desk of Carroll Hospital for 26 years; and chaired, along with her husband Joe, the Silvery Moon Ball, and Fashion Shows for Carroll Hospital Center for many years.

Surviving are son, Michael Shaum and wife Lorie of Iola, TX; daughter, Becky Rugemer and husband Max of Oakton, VA; granddaughter, Melissa Ann Shaum; and several nieces and nephews.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a private mass for family members will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Taneytown with Father John F. Lesnick as celebrant. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery.

Newspaper articles:

The Evening Sun (Hanover, Pennsylvania); Saturday, 26 November 1938; Page 6; (Newspapers.com):

Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Rickell, Mrs. Charles Rickell, Sr., Miss Betty Jane Conaway, this place, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rickell, Frederick.

The Evening Sun (Hanover, Pennsylvania); Saturday, 17 May 1941; Page 6; (Newspapers.com):

First Communion For Children At St. John's

Last Sunday in St. John's Catholic Parish, was memorable for two reasons - the first Communion Day for the little children of the Parish. and also the day of the annual May Procession honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Nineteen children of the second grade of St. John's school made their first Communion. The school sisters of Notre Dame teach in the school where Sister Mary Paul is principal. The first communicants were trained by Sister Mary Josiah. Besides the nineteen making their first Communion, some twenty-two flower girls and boys from the first grade accompanied the children to the alter and acted as guards of honor. The first communicants were: ....... [included Betty Jane Conaway] ......

The Evening Sun (Hanover, Pennsylvania); Thursday, 15 Jun 1944; Page 6, column 1; (Newspapers.com):

Betty Jane Conaway, Warfieldsburg, is spending some time with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. James Burke, Taneytown.

The Frederick Post (Frederick, Maryland); Saturday,? ? August? ? 2, 1952; page 4, column 6; (Newspapers.com):

The engagement of Miss Betty Jane Conaway, Westminster R. D. 5, to Joseph Bernard Shaum, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis F. Shaum, Taneytown, has been announced by her mother, Mrs. Frank Penn.

OBITUARY - The News; Frederick, Maryland; Wednesday, August 18, 1976; Page 5 AND The Evening Sun, Hanover, Pennsylvania; Wednesday, 18 Aug 1976; Page 32, (Newspapers.com):

Mrs. Carrie Elizabeth Gosnell, 84, of Lisbon, widow of Boyd W. Gosnell, died Tuesday, August 17, at the Reeder Memorial Home, Boonsboro. She was born in Morgan, Carroll County, a daughter of the late Martin L. and Susan Gosnell Grimm. Mrs. Gosnell was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church, Woodbine.

Survivors include a son, Leon M. Gosnell, Baltimore; a sister, Mrs. Ethel Bidinger, Lisbon; a brother, Lawrence R. Grimm, New Jersey; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was also the mother of the late Fred E. Gosnell.

Friends may call at the Waltz-Burrier Funeral Home, Liberty Road, Winfield, from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 18. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home at 11 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 19. The Rev. William F. R. Gilroy, pastor of the Calvary Lutheran Church, Woodbine, will officiate. Interment will be in Morgan Chapel Cemetery, Woodbine.

Funeral Notice -- The News (Frederick, Maryland); Friday, 20 Aug 1976; Page 5; (Newspapers.com):

Mrs. Carrie E. Gosnell

Funeral services for Mrs. Carrie Elizabeth Gosnell, widow of Boyd W. Gosnell, of Lisbon, who died Tuesday, Aug. 17, at the Reeder Nursing Home in Boonsboro, were held Thursday, Aug. 19. from the Waltz-Burrier Funeral Home, Liberty Road, Winfield at 11 a.m. The Rev. William F.R. Gilroy, pastor of the Calvary Lutheran Church in Woodbine officiated.

Bearers were Walter Sirk, Herbert Kessler, Ernest Gosnell, Earl Biddinger, Howard Hall and Mark Kessler. Interment was in Morgan Chapel Cemetery, Woodbine.

Boyd and Carrie (Grimm) Gosnell were distantly related through Carrie's mother, Susan Elizabeth Gosnell (1861 - 1951). Online genealogies indicate the relationship was no closer than third cousins.

Newspaper articles:

The Democratic Advocate (Westminster, Maryland); Friday, 24 Jul 1908; Page 8; (Newspapers.com):

Boyd Gosnell, of Hood's Mill; Miss Carrie Grimm, of Morgan's; Miss Nellie Buchal, of Baltimore, and H. W. Fossitte, of Winfield, spent Sunday evening with Miss Sophia Gunn.

Mt. Airy News - The News (Frederick, Maryland); Thursday, 25 Aug 1960; Page 3; (Newspapers.com):

Pastor and Mrs. Henry Brown and daughter, Woodbine, were Friday evening dinner guests of Mrs. Carrie Gosnell, Lisbon.

Mt. Airy News - The News (Frederick, Maryland); Thursday, 02 Mar 1961; Page 19; (Newspapers.com):

Guests of Mrs. Ethel Biddenger and Mrs. Carrie Gosnell were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Biddenger and family, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Biddenger Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Barnhart and daughter.

OBITUARY - Susan Elizabeth (Gosnell) Grimm (mother of Carrie Elizabeth (Grimm) Gosnell); The Frederick Post; Frederick, Maryland; January 6, 1951; Page 5 (via genealogy prepared by carol bartlett (Ancestry.com)):

MRS. SUSAN E. GRIMM

Mrs. Susan Elizabeth Grimm, 89, widow of Martin L. Grimm, died Friday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Howard Bidinger, Woodbine. She was a native of Carroll county, a daughter of the late Jesse and Ann Gosnell.

Surviving are four children: Mrs. Boyd Gosnell, Woodbine; Lawrence R. Grimm, Bellevue, N.J.; Mrs. Earl Gagle, Philadelphia, Pa.; and Mrs. Bidinger; a brother, Albert Gosnell, Baltimore; two sisters, Mrs. Emma Grimm, Woodbine and Miss Kate Gosnell, both of Woodbine; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

The body is at the funeral home at Winfield, where friends may call after 7 o'clock this evening. Funeral services will be conducted there Monday morning at 11 o'clock by Rev. W. E. Saltzgiver. Interment will be in Morgan Chapel cemetery, near Woodbine. C. M. Waltz, funeral director.

per Cook County, Illinois Deaths Index, 1878-1922, via ancestry.com.

OBITUARY - Chicago Tribune; Chicago, Illinois; Friday, April 17, 1959; Page 62 (Newspapers.com):

INGALLS -- Amelia Ingalls, nee Porath, beloved wife of the late Martin; devoted mother of Roland, Jesse, Thomas and James; dear sister of Lewis; grandmother of eight. Funeral Saturday at 1 p.m., at funeral home, 1718 W. 63d st. Interment Irving Park Cemetery.

Obituary -- Chicago Tribune; Chicago, Illinois; Monday, December 1, 1997; Main Edition, Page 24 (Newspapers.com):

Roland Ingalls, beloved husband of Catherine and the late Virginia; loving father of Thomas (Rose), Richard (Yvonne), Ronald (Connie) and Susan (Greg) Bedenk, dear grandfather of 12; great-grandfather of six; fond brother of Jesse, James and the late Thomas; also nieces and nephews.

Visitation Monday 3 to 9 p.m. at Modell Funeral Home, 7710 S. Cass Ave., Darien, where funeral services will be held Tuesday, 11 a.m. Interment private. Please omit flowers. Paul Harris fellow of Rotary International. 630-852-3595.

Obituary -- Southtown Star (Tinley Park, Illinois); Sunday, 06 February 2005; Page 16; (Newspapers.com):

INGALLS

Jesse W. Ingalls, WWII Army Veteran. Beloved husband of the late Lorraine (nee Earl). Loving father of Earl (Linda), Bob, Carolyn (Bill Agnew), and James (Linn). Dear grandfather of Brian, Carl, Bill, Amy, Bob, Jim, Jessica and Pat. Dearest Great-grandfather of Jesse. Fond brother of James Ingalls. Dear uncle of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Friday 3 to 9 p.m. Service Saturday 11:30 am at Lawn Funeral Home 7909 State Road (5500 W) Burbank, IL. 60459. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Funeral info. 708-636-2320.